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Hi all i have just had my LC500 delivered last night at 10pm, it’s a 69 plate in Sonic red with the ochre interior didn’t get chance to drive it as had been out for a meal and had a few drinks, Put a tears for fears cd in the stereo and wow even though everyone say the Levinson is good it was still better than I expected. can’t wait to take it out later as have never driven one or seen one I had bought it from Lexus Wolverhampton over the phone so excited to see in the daylight. Will post some pictures later if anyone is interested. it’s 6.45 and it feels like getting up early at Xmas have a good everyone Winston

What really annoys me with this ethanol directive from the government is that it is a direct assault on the car owner and under any commercial instance would end up in court. The greens of this world do not give a toss about anyone else as long as their pie in the sky objectives are pursued at any cost to the individual but have no chance against the big polluting nations of the world. The damage the ethanol does to vehicles of a certain era is enough to cause the scrapping of same therefore the carbon footprint is multiplied in supplying new replacements and a propotion of evs at a bigger carbon footprint than a petrol or deisel. Fortunately according to government guidelines my 98 ls400 can cope with ethanol but a lot of vehicles after that year cannot so what does that say about a measured approach . The wealthy who bought Lexus vehicles are fine but the not so well off who had to buy bog standard transport are going to be forced into buying a replacement for the car the Government policy as ruined. The future is bleak for anyone who as a car that will not cope with ethanol and these additives may work but are a added cost to what is a very expensive fuel.

I don't agree with that last sentence. Politicians may be the same like industrialists, but there are far more cars on the road than 10 years ago. I observe this locally in the number of parked cars near me and in other places I visit and congestion. Increasingly both partners in a relationship have a car and as soon as their children are old enough, many of them get cars too. The foregoing applies to one of my two daughters and the other in all respects other than she does not currently have a partner living with her. Also, just look at the way more people have cars in developing countries, so the demand for fuel increases worldwide and with it the cost and amount of pollution. Also, whenever I use certain roads I am surprised at the number of lorries also making an impact. Pollution from vehicles is a significant contributor to pollution and in my view it is right for Governments to incentivise the use of less polluting vehicles and aircraft, also to encourage other industries to be more efficient and less polluting. People love the convenience of their cars so particularly away from large towns, bus services become less used resulting in reduced or in some cases non existent bus services. This in turn leads to more people relying on private cars. While it can be argued that BEV's only put much of the pollution elsewhere, it makes sense to reduce pollution in busy areas where it is high and adversely affects health. Actually, the Government has been quite successful in getting people not to start or to give up smoking, even though reduced sales means less tax despite higher tax rates. So campaigns can work. Of course I am going to complain about the escalating cost of fuel which was bound to happen with increasing demand and sanctions against Russia. But the Government have to raise sufficient money so we begin to pay our way and begin to reduce the debt much increased by borrowing during the pandemic. It will be interesting to see when most people are driving non ICE cars how lost tax on these will be recovered. I

Well I'm 3 weeks into my latest RX having previously had a 2005 SEL (air suspension went belly up at 61K miles). P/exed 5 years ago for a 2012 Advance (Lexus Bolton). Brilliantly reliable but always had an interior rattle somewhwere that I couldn't remedy. Now into a 2018 with 36K on the clock in blue with light interior and opening pan roof (again Lexus Bolton). So lost £9.5k over 5 years against the latest version but oh boy haven't they gone up in price never mind the impact of higher road tax at £510.00. But having toyed with the idea of a Range Rover and Porsche there was always something about the uniqueness of a Lexus that drew me back. Apart from the air con which needs a regass and a few marks that I'll sort out in due course she's a beauty and feels like a step up in class, which I guess you'd expect. My old RK was so tidy that it's up for sale with Lexus Bolton at a £4.5k premium over the p/x price. Hey ho. there you go. Oh and for the first time I've taken a 3 year Lexus service plan having used a very trustworthy independent across the Penninesup to now..Time will tell if that proves to be the right decision.

I had a call from the dealer today. I originally ordered my Premium Edition in mid February, when it was quoted as July/August delivery. A call in April put that back to November/December. Today's call tells me it is currently showing October delivery. When I asked, it was confirmed it would be MY23, and that the change for the model year was the completely updated multimedia system. The dealer also confirmed the price I would be charged was as stated on my original order, and we know from the MY23 Price List already available that the car will still be under the £40k VED barrier, so I'm back to being a happy customer again. I'll be even happier once I see it's entered production. but I suppose I'll have to wait untill at least August to see that.

And fitted. Much more like it should be. V8 goodness 😄 2045958732_PXL_20220616_095221098_TS2.mp4

I have had 2 faulty sunroofs. The first which could "chatter" was quickly sorted by Lexus Leicester whilst Lexus Coventry tried adjustments before replacing the unit. The closed roof could "Bop" on poor surfaces. Record your noise & get Lexus to sort it. Tel

what is clearly reducing emissions these past days, and i suspect for some months to come, is the clear experience of seeing much much less traffic on the roads this past week ..... I'm thinking the fuel price has simply driven people to park-up and hide away their keys ....... non-use will have a brilliant effect on the planet's health .... the Green Brigade will be rejoicing I'm sure Better for me to put me foot down and burn a little more V8 juices Malc

https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/37301760.html June/July Production cuts. I guess delivery dates will move back. Good thing, NX production line does not appear to be affected. But who knows...

I'm sure, but not enough to justify legislation and even then it won't guarantee it fixes the issue. 99% of drivers on the road are qualified to drive - that doesn't eliminate drivers being at fault in accidents.

Newlands corner is a short drive away if weather is good with ample parking or plenty of pub gardens in around Guildford area. Just have to check on the parking availability on the pubs if a lot of us show!

IMHO You really aren't doing the car any favours by trying to eek out more time with this battery, all of your ECU's, and you have a lot, will not like getting less than their usual 12v+ some may spit their dummy out and you may start to get spurious faults popping up. It's just not worth the bother, you could end up with all sorts of problems as a result. Trickle chargers are to help you out if you don't use the car much, they are not designed to keep a dying battery at a voltage it just doesn't want to be at. The battery has tried it's best to warn you of it's impending doom... listen to it and give your car the help it needs.....

Ok, I’ve been in touch and had to send them an email which they will put in front of the Director to see if he is happy for this to go ahead. I’ve asked for a list of Saturday morning dates that will suit them and then we can take it from there with a majority vote on a date that suits us. 👍🤞

Weird place for a rust spot when it’s not directly subject to road crud and salt. Have you checked the door seal in the same area for any lodged stones or grit which may have abraded the paint through? No spillages like cola in the area, that stuff seems to eat through anything The sill cover needs to come off to determine the full extent but if it has not spread under it take it back to clean metal, prime and touch up paint. For the seats maybe a coloured leather restorer product which would help fill in the tiny cracks and blend in the rest.

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow ! Boooooooooooooooooooooootiful !

Hi T They were not really interested in giving any discount but after a lot of hard work back and forth I managed to get them to up my part ex by £500 and then knock another £250 of to make it a round number. Not much but as in the words of an unnamed supermarket chain every little helps pictures to follow

A definite for me they sell CMC models

Couldn't hurt to clean the gutters where the seals are on the boot lid, mine were clogged up with gunk a while back and it caused rain water to leak into the car. Keeping them clean should pretend that.

You must always disconnect negative terminal of battery when working around panels with airbags. Try that now to see if the airbag light goes away. There is a trunk lock button in the glovebox which you might have accidentally pressed.

First course of action is to go back over the work you did checking for trapped wiring or dislodged plugs from sockets. Did you move the front passenger seat back for better access? There are SRS connectors under the seat. SRS connectors are generally yellow plugs/sockets and wiring so easy to spot. If you do find something disconnect the battery and leave for 10 minutes to discharge the airbag system or something may go off in your face. After that Techstream diagnostics.

Excellent, the more the merrier (and cheaper!)

Our other car is a Kuga PHEV and I went for a Hypervolt after looking through what was out there. Did everything I need all in the main package and could get it with a 10m cable (5m and 7.5 available to) so no extra earth rod or extra add on load balancing device needed as comes with all that. Been great so far and really happy with it. I know we could just use the mains plug and did for 6 months but having the tethered charge is just so much more convenient.

Just had my email, car is now on its way to dealers (via Derby? I know not) Looks like I was following the right ship after all, Virgo Leader which docked in Portbury on Tuesday. All geared up now to pick up in July. Bill D.

Well I live within a 1/4 mile of mobile masts and we get an excellent coverage with speeds of 140mbs on 4G and BG tell me the reason I cannot always connect the app to the charger is because of a poor signal. My smart meter works well on 2G so I suspect there is a problem with the charger. I am on my second now which is a lot better but still drops out. I think BG need to rethink their responce

In the same situation ordered mid feb - ETA- October- fingers crossed. I am interested in the new multi media set up and wondered if we have had any other update on this. I was not overally impressed with the sound quality on my standard pioneer stereo on my old Es300h and would be interested to see if the sound quality was likely to see an upgrade.

I'm down. Hopefully I am free on whichever Sat we choose 🙂

I have never used it, but I know many who swear by it for winter storage of their motorcycles. However, those have steel fuel tanks, and the LS430 tank is plastic (not sure about LS400) so may be less useful. It does prevent water separation in petrol that sits for months without use, and that alone reduces most of the corrosion.

If I am welcome being a non-Lexus owning heathen, I would like to also attend 🙂

Will never get tired of hearing the delightful idle an aftermarket exhaust can provide and of course the grunts from the revs. We'll have to have a sound off some time 😛

https://chooseyourcharger.co.uk/ These guys help you compare chargers (online) and link you with local fitters. I've not used them personally, but know of them.

Totally stunning in every respect, such a beautiful colour! 😮

I'll be interested

Well done! No, I don't, but there is this one - I'm unable to justify an expense to hold coins. Nadex Coin Holder Pro, Fits in Car Cup Holder : Amazon.co.uk: Automotive You probably don't, as long as the car is locked - even better, you can deactivate your fob's radio broadcasting, look up the manual, don't know by heart. If paranoid, lock the car with the physical key if the car is in the open and you don't know who might be sitting around to intercept. I sometimes do that at motorway service stations, when I cannot really get a comfortable reading of my surroundings. There is a very detailed response above already, but can confirm, yes, slow deceleration is best, followed by light breaking (it's regen). One of the limitations of the IS300h hybrid system (because it's now pushing over 10 years as a technology platform), is the limited regen power. What I also do, but maybe someone will weigh in against it, is that if regen / light breaking is not enough (or the speed is too high), I start applying engine break using the flappy paddle for manual downshifting to help deceleration without applying the break pads. There are no clutches and distinct gearsets in the transaxle, so the additional wear is minimal/negligible - or so should I think. And I'm on cruise control as much as I can, urban areas often too. In don't drive slow, yet still can achieve around 45 mpg on average. Under ideal circumstances, it's 50ish, rarely high 50s. Pushing on motorways it's low 40s, my worst in winter across Europe was 38mpg.

If it was metallic it likely caused a short which should have taken out the fuse.

Go on then, you twisted my arm 😉

I'd be up for it, as a collector of old Corgi die cast models it'll be of interest to me.

Not that I have the money, (and the parking spaces), I would have a ES300h (for long hauls up to the Lake District) and an LC500 convertible (for days like today, pottering about the Brecons), and keep my LS for old times sake. Look forward to seeing some pics, the Lexus web site does not (IMHO) do the actual colours justice

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Mine shows this for a couple of seconds when starting and then reverts to this as normal

Do you have a code reader?

Just had the car on the ramps at the rear to have a good look at the arms and what needs to done and figure out how to do it. I planned to put the car on the ramps and jack up one side so the wheel is free which will give me plenty of room underneath, work on that side and repeat on the other side. After getting the trolley jack under, it isn’t really possible to do that and be sure it’s safe. Ideally I would like to jack the whole rear end up and work on both sides but due to the way my drive is I wouldn’t feel safe doing it. I’ll need to do it the normal way and jack up one side at once, much safer for me. I am going to do all the suspension arms and then planned to maybe do the shocks and UCA’s but after looking where the ball joint is fixed on the UCA’s I’m definitely not doing the UCA’s at the moment. From what I can see the drive shaft needs to be removed or the whole rear hub assembly removed which means disconnecting the drive shaft anyway to get to the ball joint nut. Maybe someone can tell me different though. If I am right, when I decide to do the shocks and UCA’s, I may as well fit the new hub assemblies and bearings as well. That will mean removing the ABS sensors, although they are plastic they can be a pain to remove and the bottom part of the plastic sleeve which goes into the hub can break in. New ABS sensors are not cheap at all…….

Hi Howard That's great ! Appreciate the help, I will let you know what I do.

.... if indeed the Main Dealer is being truthful ......... was there any Advisory at the last MOT ? and the mileage covered in-between ? I'm sad to say that I wouldn't trust these people to be at all acting in your best interests ........... next thing they'll be wanting to charge you a couple of £000s for all this wheel and brakes work ..... wish I was in your part of the country Martin, I'd be down there like a shot and be rather inquisitive of these guys with the little knowledge I have with some 55 years driving and car servicing behind me ........... and prior owning a GOOD used car business for some years Malc

My expectation (guess) is that the calliper should be covered, but they may say discs and pads are normal wear and tear so not covered, but you could argue they have only worn out as the calliper had failed hence consequential damage. Either way discs and pads would need to be replaced on both wheels.

leave it on all of the time.

Will do Winston 👍 The initial 'newness' is wearing off and it is become a normal driving experience now. So what I have found is that during my normal commute, it is a nice place to be 🙂 It is generally comfortable - hopefully more so once I get the seat fixed - quiet and well behaved. The downsides are minor: Damn lane keep assist can't be permanently turned off, so I have to hold the button every time I turn it on, and the ride is a bit firmer than my old GS450h used to be. It isn't overly harsh, and it is variable so it is on the soft setting as standard, but it doesn't have the wafting ability my Lexus did. Different kind of car really, but I do miss the comfortable smoothness. Also, I am up to 20mpg on my commute, so a definite improvement there! 🙂

SeeThis adaptor looks like it is supposed to fit: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255313111468?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=pYNThPYtRZK&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=bPQ54hZdSAe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY As to the wiring harness adaptor, you may have to design your own, as I did, but that probably depends on the chosen head unit. My car is 1996 and I may still have my notes. Hopefully the wiring may be similar. This link, although US based, might help: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-1st-and-2nd-gen-1990-2000/688594-1993-ls400-trying-to-wire-my-double-din.html

Just slide pins for me...

Seems optimistic , I've ordered 14 Jan and I've been told October also. Order still at " ORDER IN PROGRESS" stage. Like mentioned before that will only be achieved if the "BUILD" starts in next 4 weeks, allowing for shipping time etc..